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Undead and Unwed (Undead #1)
MaryJanice Davidson's cult hit Undead and Unwed is a delightful mixture of Sex and the City and Buffy the Vampire Slayer. Waking up in a tacky coffin, and wearing off-brand shoes, Betsy Taylor can't believe the horrible turn her life has taken–then she discovers she's a vampire. Soon, Betsy becomes a participant in a power struggle between the forces of darkness. With only
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Published
March 2nd 2004
by Berkley
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This is one of those guilty pleasure books that you feel somewhat embarassed about. Shuffling through the romance section of Barnes & Noble is a new and awkward treat for me. Not only did I not expect to ever read anything from this side of the bookstore, I never expected to enjoy it quite so much.
Before I go any further, my macho side feels compelled to point out that I originally stumbled upon one of Davidson's books in the new releases section and, having recently read Christophe...more
Before I go any further, my macho side feels compelled to point out that I originally stumbled upon one of Davidson's books in the new releases section and, having recently read Christophe...more
Maybe it could be a 3 stars rating.
This book made me laugh hard most of the time. Although you must understand that it is a book to have a nice time, a fast and fun read. Don't expect any more that that because you won't get it. There's nothing serious about this book. There's no real romance neither. But still I had a great time.
The heroine is amazing. What can I say? I loved her humor. She's wicked and naughty, LOL. She really does have a great personality. My only pro...more
This book made me laugh hard most of the time. Although you must understand that it is a book to have a nice time, a fast and fun read. Don't expect any more that that because you won't get it. There's nothing serious about this book. There's no real romance neither. But still I had a great time.
The heroine is amazing. What can I say? I loved her humor. She's wicked and naughty, LOL. She really does have a great personality. My only pro...more
Betsy has had a bad day. She gets laid off from work and then hit by a car and smashed into a tree. When she wakes up in a coffin at the funeral home, wearing a ghastly pink suit and her "stepmonsters" cheap pink heels, she thinks she's a zombie and tries to top herself. Again and again and again. It takes a six-year-old to point out to her that she's got fangs and is a vampire.
That's just the beginning of Betsy's really bad week. Her best friend Jessica takes it all in her...more
That's just the beginning of Betsy's really bad week. Her best friend Jessica takes it all in her...more
bu aralar yeniden ve yeniden okuduğum kitap :D aynı kısmı 100 kez okuduğum halde gene güldürüyor beni,betsy acayip matrak,eric çok seksi,jess çok çatlak ve hikaye çok eğlenceli :D kesinlikle okunması gerek :D
Sashana
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I am a huge fan of chick-lit and paranormal romance, so combining the two genres is like reader heaven for me. Seriously, you get the best of both genres with this book: the insecure but lovable protagonist, her bad ass vampire crush, and some steamy sex scenes. What more could a girl ask for?
I was not going to stumble around like a zombie, scaring the hell out of people and pretending I still had a place in the world. "God," I said, teetering for balance, "I'm coming t...more
I was not going to stumble around like a zombie, scaring the hell out of people and pretending I still had a place in the world. "God," I said, teetering for balance, "I'm coming t...more
Undead and Unwed is the first book in the series featuring Betsy Taylor. Betsy is a young secretary who is attacked and then two months later run over by a car. She wakes up in a coffin and realises things are not quite right.
Betsy is fun, witty and loves shoes *a girl after my own heart* and after many attempts at trying to end her undead life, as her life pretty much sucked after losing her job, she realises that she cannot kill herself as she is now a vampire. She's also fairly in...more
Betsy is fun, witty and loves shoes *a girl after my own heart* and after many attempts at trying to end her undead life, as her life pretty much sucked after losing her job, she realises that she cannot kill herself as she is now a vampire. She's also fairly in...more
SO this book is about a narcissistic, slightly stupid woman who dies and becomes a vampire. But, she has all of these abilities that other vamps don't. She can walk in the daylight, go on holy ground, wear a cross, etc... The reason is because she is the foretold queen that has finally risen. Some of the current bad-ass vamps find out and want her to join their side.
Overall, the book was okay. I wasn't thrilled with it. I thought that the author was trying a little too hard for the c...more
Overall, the book was okay. I wasn't thrilled with it. I thought that the author was trying a little too hard for the c...more
Betsy Taylor is having the week from Hell. She loses her job as a secretary, and the next day she is run over by a large truck. She doesn't think that's what killed her though. She thinks it was being slammed into a tree that did the deed. At any rate, she wakes up as a vampire in the funeral home. Yup, she falls out of her own casket. Betsy, a former local beauty queen, is a total flake, and she admits it. Owning and wearing designer shoes is all that matters to her, even as a vamp. And...more
Title of the German edition:
Weiblich, ledig, untot
Elizabeth "Betsy" Taylor is hit by a car, dies, wakes up in her coffin and realizes she´s not dead but a vampire. But not our common vampire, no! She still can go into churches, a cross and holy water doesn´t affect her and sunlight is no problem. No wonder that other vampires are inclined to believe she´s the prophesied vampire queen. But Betsy just wants to live her life exactly like before she became a vampire she´...more
Weiblich, ledig, untot
Elizabeth "Betsy" Taylor is hit by a car, dies, wakes up in her coffin and realizes she´s not dead but a vampire. But not our common vampire, no! She still can go into churches, a cross and holy water doesn´t affect her and sunlight is no problem. No wonder that other vampires are inclined to believe she´s the prophesied vampire queen. But Betsy just wants to live her life exactly like before she became a vampire she´...more
I (un)ashamedly lik-oved this book. My mom gave it to me and while I admit, book snobbery almost kept me from reading it, once I finished it (in 4 hours on the ride home from my sister's house) I ran out and borrowed the next in line, THEN I BOUGHT one. So, its not great literature but it is funny and the heroine is believable, her friends are interesting and the plots are quirky. She has a shoe thing I can't get behind (my guess is its a nod to the Sex in the City groupies) but I can't imagi...more
UNDEAD AND UNWED (Paranormal Romance-Minneapolis-Cont) – G+
Mary Janice Davidson – 1st in series
Berkeley Sensation, 2004 - Paperback
Betsy Taylor is fired from her job and killed in a car accident. But that’s not the worst of it; she discovers she’s now un-dead, her stepmother has stolen her designer shoes and, oh yes, she is expected to become Queen of the Vampires.
*** Although a bit heavy on the profanity, Betsy is a kick with some fun friends and allies she meets along ...more
Mary Janice Davidson – 1st in series
Berkeley Sensation, 2004 - Paperback
Betsy Taylor is fired from her job and killed in a car accident. But that’s not the worst of it; she discovers she’s now un-dead, her stepmother has stolen her designer shoes and, oh yes, she is expected to become Queen of the Vampires.
*** Although a bit heavy on the profanity, Betsy is a kick with some fun friends and allies she meets along ...more
Debbie
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Recommended to Debbie by:
Gus Carrick - pifm 5/10
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romantic-comedy
I understand this is a funny version of vampires, but (now maybe it is because I am not a shoe hound) it didn't do much for me. It had some really funny parts that had me literally laughing out loud (got a few strange looks), but for the most part I found Betsy materialistic (obviously), distractable (self proclaimed) and sort of "Valley-girl" meets "Sex in the City" stupid (for the lack of words to describe). A distraction from everyday paranormal, nothing like a romance ...more
fun book.. kind of irreverent... wouldn't recommend to all, even though i'm looking forward to the next installment...
Hilarious! Betsy is a great main character, doesn't make dumb, ridiculous or illogical decisions and has you laughing the whole way through, even in times of trouble. I kinda liked how she was a little superficial, blonde and had a fetish for designer shoes. She is still kind, funny and feisty. To be honest, Betsy made a change from the protagonists who are STILL under the outdated illusion that all blondes are dumb. Miss-I'm-brunette-so-I'm-smart-and-therefore-superior seems to be popping up fa...more
this was a great read...funny...i plan on reading the other books
Betsy Taylor has just been sacked from her secretarial job, her main worry being that now she won't be able to afford the designer shoesshe craves. Then she is killed in a car crash. She wakes up in the morgue and is outraged to find that her stepmother has dressed her in CHEAP shoes! and stole all hers She finds that she is now immensely strong, fast and charismatic, can't eat solid food and has a craving to drink blood. The truth dawns on her that she is a vampire!
Betsy runs into trouble...more
Betsy runs into trouble...more
I've had MJD on my TBR list for a while now, but I wasn't in any big hurry to read this series . . . I had read her novella "Biting in Plain Sight" in the Bite anthology, and Betsy seemed annoyingly shallow to me. But then I saw a video of MJD at the Romantic Times convention in April, and I was impressed by how naturally funny she was. So, I bumped the series up the list and decided it would be the perfect fast, fun read to perk me up while I was miserable with my latest sinus infect...more
Thoughts:
Every once in a while I need a little chick lit, not just any chic lit, but UF/paranormal chick lit. So far the few books I've tried out in this area have not been to good. In fact I had all but given up on the genre, until the wondrous light of The Accidental Demon Slayer shined down upon me with it's magical road kill. So maybe there was hope! Davidson's series was floating around the blogsphere and after reading her YA series I decided to give it a try.
Half w...more
Every once in a while I need a little chick lit, not just any chic lit, but UF/paranormal chick lit. So far the few books I've tried out in this area have not been to good. In fact I had all but given up on the genre, until the wondrous light of The Accidental Demon Slayer shined down upon me with it's magical road kill. So maybe there was hope! Davidson's series was floating around the blogsphere and after reading her YA series I decided to give it a try.
Half w...more
Uh, where to start. This book is a very bland sort of read. The thrills aren't really thrilly, the action doesn't really happen and the romance is just unromantic. There are some funny bits, but far too few and the rest of the jokes forced. The main character, Betsy (great name) is a spunky blonde shoe-aholic, or at least she's meant to be. At least the author knows her character is a raving brat and tries to run with it. This book requires the reader to suspend their disbelief - mainly by using...more
Betsy, 30, single and newly unemployed secretary and shoe connoisseur is having a rough day already when she is run over by a tiny two-door. Imagine her surprise when she wakes up in her coffin dressed in knock-offs and hand-me-downs! Unaware of her vampire status, she reunites with her family and friends (some are more pleased to see her than others) - and is hunted by opposing sides of a vast vampire political fray.
Eventually convinced when offered several stunning pairs of designe...more
Eventually convinced when offered several stunning pairs of designe...more
A fresh look at our vampire novels. Hilarious read! Betsy will make you laugh out loud and Eric Sinclair will make you drool like a high school kid with a crush. Chick flick meets paranormal romance!
I like the writing style of this author. It's sharp, it's witty, and it's funny. I've only read 4 chapters so far, but I've laughed so many times I've lost count. If you enjoy snappy books, I recommend you read this one. It is the first book in a series, and I can't wait to read the others.
Edit: I really enjoyed this book until Dickinson turned to book into a porn-flick at the end. That was unnecessary to tell the story I think. Or atleast she could've kept it a lot less graphic. If ...more
Edit: I really enjoyed this book until Dickinson turned to book into a porn-flick at the end. That was unnecessary to tell the story I think. Or atleast she could've kept it a lot less graphic. If ...more
Jess ♥ Wickedly Bookish (Bat-Jess)
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I read this last year and was just suggested it again. I never finished it so I didn't think it was fair to include it in my books read, but now I just want to rate and review it so that it won't be suggested to me again.
I am aware that this is just a fun read and not meant to be taken seriously, but honestly I couldn't stand it. The main character is a complete superficial, materialistic, idiot. There were some funny parts, but it was not enough to redeem this book for me.
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I am aware that this is just a fun read and not meant to be taken seriously, but honestly I couldn't stand it. The main character is a complete superficial, materialistic, idiot. There were some funny parts, but it was not enough to redeem this book for me.
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To be honest, I don't particularly enjoy this genre of books. I know! It should totally be up my alley. But I hate it. The modern day girl who loves her shoes and goes through oh so many romantic terrors. *yawn* A year or so ago I read an anthology of short stories by the "Queens" in Paranormal Fiction and one of said stories was by MaryJanice and was set between books 1 and 2. I though the chemistry between the main characters was interesting, but the novels themselves a pornfest and ...more
This book started off a little too fluffy for me. I especially noticed in the first few chapters that the author used a writing style that was meant to mimic thought/ speech lacking in complete and properly structured sentences. On top of that, the author seemed to try a little too hard to make the main character identifiable with the reader, presuming the reader scraped by in school, lives in the midwest, used to be a cheerleader and thinks kissing someone the same gender would be eww - icky. I...more
What I loved: Simply put: the humor! This book was full of snarky, sarcastic, and quippy banter that had me laughing out loud. Betsy, is adorable with her almost Carrie Bradshaw type of way but to me is more identifiable. Her best friend and her doc sidekick are perfect "human" friends for her to have. While they may fall under other vamps spell, they keep Betsy grounded and human. The vamps were fun too! Tina and "Sink Liar" were fantastic in their roles of getting Betsy...more
My dear friend lemonitsa sent me several books of this series so it took me a while to get to them. MaryJanice Davidson is very new to be and I do intend to read several more books by this woman! Like her entire Queen Betsy series!
Okay maybe the description sounds a little cheesy and maybe the books are more fluff that anything but they are SOOO entertaining. I mean Betsy isn't this super heroine that you completely want to be but she's funny and she's got a heart of gold.
I l...more
Okay maybe the description sounds a little cheesy and maybe the books are more fluff that anything but they are SOOO entertaining. I mean Betsy isn't this super heroine that you completely want to be but she's funny and she's got a heart of gold.
I l...more
I didn't like this as much as I thought I would - maybe I had unrealistically high expectations. Undead and Unwed is the first in the series revolving around the newly undead Betsy. Yup, annoying name huh? The name alone made it hard for me to take the character seriously. Then there's her shoe obsession - I can see that this is part of the whole chick-lit thing, but really, the whole shoe obsessive stereotype has always pissed me off (then again, I'm one of the few twenty-somethings that doesn'...more
Elizabeth "Betsy" Taylor has just become a vampire. Also, apparently, a bunch of the other vampires think she's their foretold queen. She doesn't have time for that, though. She's busy trying to figure out what to do with the rest of her unlife. And buying really expensive shoes.
Betsy is pretty vacuous and garrulous, which for a bunch of stoic, ritual-obsessed, strait-laced vampires is pretty irritating, but it's fun for the reader. Mostly. Actually, she was a little too combativ...more
Betsy is pretty vacuous and garrulous, which for a bunch of stoic, ritual-obsessed, strait-laced vampires is pretty irritating, but it's fun for the reader. Mostly. Actually, she was a little too combativ...more
Now this was light humorous paranormal romance and I do like that. Betsy did not take herself seriously and I enjoyed that. But then the cover does give it all away, light and fun.
Betsy is not normal kind of heroine, she loves shoes, loves loves them! And of course is should be designer shoes. She is funny, snarky, sweet and nice. Of course I had to like Betsy, especially when she brings out the snark. She also got sidekicks who are just perfect for her. The hero, well we know it fro...more
Betsy is not normal kind of heroine, she loves shoes, loves loves them! And of course is should be designer shoes. She is funny, snarky, sweet and nice. Of course I had to like Betsy, especially when she brings out the snark. She also got sidekicks who are just perfect for her. The hero, well we know it fro...more
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